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Windows 8 adoption cracks 3% in March, 10% among Steam users
- Windows 8 has continued its leisurely stroll upward in Net Applications' operating system rankings, with the web traffic analyst recording Microsoft's latest platform holding a share of 3.17% in March. If only by a couple points, that's an increase from…
Valve's Early Access program lets you play in-development games
- Valve has announced an Early Access program that will allow PC and Mac gamers to purchase and start playing new titles while they are still in development. The company said a number of prominent titles have embraced this development model…
Valve's Steam Box game system to begin testing in 3-4 months
- Valve CEO Gabe Newell told the BBC its upcoming Steam Box gaming system will be ready for testing within "three to four months". The Steam Box is Valve's answer to game consoles, with which it hopes to offer a "dumbed…
Latest Steam numbers show Linux, Mac gamers almost equal
- The numbers from Steam's February hardware and software survey have been published and the results show an interesting development -- Linux platforms now accounts for about 2.8 percent of Steam's users. That may not sound like much, but to put…
Ubisoft and EA pair up, offer each other's games online
- Electronic Arts and Ubisoft are teaming up, each company planning to offer the other's library of games across their respective Origin and UPlay services. The move could be interpreted as a shot fired across Valve's bow -- the mind behind…
German consumer group sues Valve over the resale of Steam games
- The Federation of German Consumer Organizations (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V. or VZBV) has sued Valve for not allowing Steam users to resell their games. Speaking about the policies of Valve's digital distribution service, VZBV project manager Carola Elbrecht said that if…
Valve and Xi3 show off "Piston" Steam Box prototype at CES
- Last month, following weeks of hints and rumors, Valve CEO and co-founder Gabe Newell finally admitted that his company will start selling PCs for the living room in 2013. How far along they were on the project was unclear, but…
Weekend game deals: Everything and a partridge in a pear tree
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With holiday promotions in full swing, it'd probably be easier to tell you what isn't on sale this weekend. Most sites are swapping their best deals at least once a day, so you'll have to keep an eye on things if you want to snag a particularly handsome discount. As of writing, you'll find...
Steam suspends "The War Z" sales due to gamer outcry
- Following numerous player complaints, indie zombie-apocalypse sandbox title The War Z has been removed from sale on Steam. Kotaku provides a great, in-depth look at exactly what happened, but most complaints were due to a bevy of missing features and game…
Steam Game Guides lets gamers publish their own walkthroughs
- Valve announced yet another new Steam feature today: Game Guides. The community-driven addition aims to give Steam users not only the means to create their own guides, walkthroughs and how-tos, but also publish them to the masses. As most bleeding-edge…
Steam launches real-money marketplace to buy in-game goods
- Valve has been very busy during the past several months, releasing a plethora of new Steam features like Big Picture, Green Light, Linux support and publishing non-gaming titles. The company's latest endeavor though, promises to shake things up even more: a place to…
Valve readies living room PCs to rival next-gen game consoles
- There have been several hints that Valve is working on its own hardware over the last few months. There’s the Steam’s TV-centric Big Picture mode, which recently came out of beta, work on a Linux port that could power "open…
Data shows Windows 8 hasn't stimulated PC gaming as anticipated
- Microsoft and a number of partners had high hopes for Windows 8. The recently-released operating system was expected to be the savior for desktop computer, among other things. It’s still too early to determine if those lofty expectations will be…
Valve launches Steam's Big Picture mode, celebrates with a sale
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Valve has announced the public launch of Steam's new TV-oriented "Big Picture" mode, which makes it easier for PC gamers to step away from their desk and enjoy titles from a couch. The new interface was first teased in early 2011 and finally hit beta this September...
GameFly launches PC game client, celebrates with BioShock giveaway
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Celebrating the official launch of its desktop client, GameFly is allowing users to download a free copy of BioShock. The software was in beta for nearly a year and its release represents a milestone for the company, which previously focused on mail-order game rentals but plunged...
Team Fortress meets Minecraft in upcoming game Ace of Spades
- Minecraft was finally able to topple Modern Warfare 3 as the most played game on Xbox Live earlier this week. It was a pretty incredible feat but what would happen if you took elements from the sandbox world of Minecraft…
Valve opens Steam for Linux limited beta registration
- As promised, Valve has entered the next phase in its effort to port the Steam digital distribution platform to Linux. Starting this week the company is taking submissions from Ubuntu users eager to try out the service. There are only…
ESRB intros streamlined ratings process for digitally distributed games
- The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) has expanded its rating system to address the rapid proliferation of digitally delivered games. As you're likely aware, the group traditionally rates games so parents can make informed purchases. Retail titles receive one of…
Security researchers discover vulnerability in Steam URL protocol
- Security researchers from ReVuln have discovered a zero-day vulnerability in Valve’s Steam browser protocol. The exploit can allow an attacker to remotely exploit bugs in the Steam client or directly in games which can ultimately be used to run malicious…
Valve invites gamers to test unreleased games and prototype hardware
- Valve’s rumored Steam Box gaming console is seemingly one step closer to reality as evident by a new posting on the Steam forums. The game developer is looking for playtesters to come and try out some released and unreleased versions…
First non-game software titles now available on Steam
- As promised, Valve has officially expanded Steam beyond games, adding non-gaming software to the digital distribution platform. The initial offering is a little sparse with just seven apps available and it mostly comprises multimedia and game related tools. Specifically, 3D-Coat,…
Steam for Linux limited beta launching in October
- Valve's efforts to port Steam over to Linux is still a work in progress, but apparently it’s far along enough that the company is ready to start beta testing its digital distribution platform on the open-source operating system. According to…
Download of the Week: Black Mesa 1.0
- Black Mesa, the long-anticipated fan remake of Half-Life, has officially gone live today after eight years in development. For those hearing about this mod project for the first time, it involves a ground-up rewrite of Half-Life using Valve's Source Engine,…
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